Recent Programs

Preservation Vision Cafe No. 3: Preservation and the Sustainable City
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Williamsburg High School of Architecture and Design
at the Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, New York, NY
Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 6pm
On May 12th from 6pm to 8pm, the Neighborhood Preservation Center hosted an evening with the Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design - a unique New York City public high school that has developed its curriculum around an historic preservation core. Students and other WHSAD representative discussed how they are engaging in preservation education.
For photos of the evening, see our Picasa page.

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival
at the LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 6pm
Green Guerillas, MKCREATIVE, ioby , bk farmyards , EcoStationNY, and the Neighborhood Preservation Center together sponsored an evening of films about community activism, agriculture, and sustainability that informed, inspired, and ignited solutions and possibilities.
For photos of the evening, see our Picasa page.
Historic Preservation and the Livable City Book Talk with Eric W. Allison
co-sponsored with Historic Districts Council
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 6:30pm
Eric W. Allison discussed the new book he co-authored with Lauren Peters, Historic Preservation and the Livable City (link to PDF), a guide to how historic preservation can enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of cities and towns.The book is also available on Amazon.
For photos of the evening, see our Picasa page.
Public Programs 2010

St. Mark's Historic Landmark Fund's
Peg-Leg Pete Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, November 20, 2010
(This program was part of 5 Dutch Days 5 Boroughs)

Preservation Vision Cafe No. 2
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Preserving the Preservation Movement: Beginning the Process of Archiving
co-sponsored with New York Preservation Archive Project
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Open House
Saturday, October 9, 2010
(This program was part of openhousenewyork)

Preservation Vision Cafe No. 1
Thursday, June 22, 2010

Architecture as Icon: An Off-Site Gallery Talk by Dr. Katherine Marsengill
'Architecture as an Icon' exhibition currently showing at Princeton University.
co-sponsored with US/ICOMOS
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Night/Shift: Book Talk with Lynn Saville
Presentation by Author/Photographer Lynn Saville
co-sponsored with the Center for Architecture
Monday, April 12, 2010
PLACE, RACE, AND STORY:
Essays on the Past and Future of Historic Preservation
Author Talk with Ned Kaufman
co-sponsored with Historic Districts Council
Wednesday, February 24, 2010